Henry VII: Rebellions

Rebellions against Henry VII between 1485 and 1509

What rebellions did Henry face and when?

• Lovell/Stafford Rebellion (1486)

• Lambert Simnel Rebellion (1487)

• Yorkshire Rebellion (1489)

• Perkin Warbeck Rebellion (1491-1499)

• Cornish Rebellion (1497)

What were 2 causes ofthe Lovell/Stafford Rebellion?

• Dissatisfaction with Henry VII as king

• Want of a Yorkist monarch, rather than a Lancastrian

What 3 people led the Lovell/Stafford Rebellion?

• Viscount Frances Lovell

• Sir Humphrey Stafford

• Sir Thomas Stafford

List 4 key dates from the Lovell Reellion and state what happened:

• August, 1985: Lovell+Stafford brothers escape from Bosworth

• April, 1486: Lovell and Staffords escape and plan a rebellion

• May, 1486: Staffords flee back to sanctuary after the rebellion’s failure

• 14 May, 1486: Staffords forcibly removed from sanctuary, Humphrey executed, Thomas pardoned, lovell escaped

Who does Lambert Simnel impersonate?

Edward, Earl of Warwick

When was the last battle of the Wars of the Roses, why did it happen, what was its name, and who was it between?

1) 1487

2) It happened because some people tried to put Lambert Simnel on the throne instead of Henry VII

3) Battle of Stoke Field

4) John de la Pole, the Earl of Lincoln (Yorkist leader) and Henry VII